# NTSB NYC71DHD27: Piper PA-28, N9717W, Medford, NJ, October 17, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 17, 1970
- Place: Medford, NJ · MEDFORD, NJ
- Location: 39.9009° N, 74.8235° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Medford, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9009&lon=-74.8235&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 13, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158537
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC71DHD27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71DHD27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3923  70/10/17   MEDFORD,NJ          PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 106
        TIME - 1535                    N9717W              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 34 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BURLINGTON COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MEDFORD,NJ                  WASHINGTON,DC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: GROUND CREWMAN
           PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION/TRAINING OF RAMP CREWS
        REMARKS- LINEMAN,1ST DAY ON JOB,HAND PROPPING,CRADLED PROP WITH BOTH HANDS.HIT ON HEAD DRG DOWNSTROKE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9717W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9717W-1977-07-25), registration cancelled 1977-07-25, S/N 28-23194 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Burlington County

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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